Kevin Fong
| Kevin Fong | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kevin Jeremy San Yoong Fong 21 May 1971 Brent, London, United Kingdom |
| Residence | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | British |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Education |
Salvatorian College, London Greenhill Tertiary College, London |
| Alma mater |
University College London Cranfield University, Bedfordshire |
| Doctoral advisor | Space medicine |
| Known for | Lecturer, scientific advisor, course organiser, television presenter, writer |
Dr. Kevin Fong (born 21 May 1971) is Consultant Anaesthetist at UCL Hospitals, and is Anaesthetic Lead for both the Patient Emergency Response Team and Major Incident Planning. He is an Honorary Senior lecturer in physiology at UCL where he organises and runs an undergraduate course Extreme Environment Physiology. He is an expert on space medicine in the UK and is the co-director of the Centre for Aviation Space and Extreme Environment Medicine (CASE Medicine), University College London (UCL).
Dr. Fong is best known for his television appearances, particularly as an occasional presenter of the long-running BBC2 science programme, Horizon. He presented the 2012 Channel 4 series Extreme A&E where he visited trauma centres all over the world. In 2015, he presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, an annual series of lectures in front of a live audience of schoolchildren, and broadcast on BBC Four, with the subject 'How to Survive in Space'.
Dr. Fong was educated in South Harrow in London, at St Anselm’s [Roman Catholic] primary school, followed by Salvatorian College, a state Roman Catholic comprehensive school and Greenhill Tertiary College. He holds degrees in astrophysics and medicine from University College London and a master's degree in Astronautics and Space Engineering from Cranfield University.
Kevin Fong is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. He has worked as a Consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine at UCLH, and was co-founder and co-director of CASE Medicine, UCL Medical School. He is an Honorary Lecturer in Physiology at King's College London and UCL.
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